Garment-hanger.



E. W. HAWLEY & G. H. WHEARY.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1908.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

i-XTEINT OFFICE.

EUGENE W UAWMSY, ()l" MIIMAUK ME, AND GEORGE ll. \i'lllu'AltY, O1" RACINE, WISCONSIN,

ASSIGN DHS 'lt) 'lllln HARTMAN TRUNK COMPANY, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN.

GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

Application filed. May 18, 1908. Serial No. 433,462.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

ln it known that wr. l1t( l3X!']\V. Hawrnr and (humane .ll. 'iin.\i:r,l|otli citizens of thi; l nilud Statos. and residents. respertirelv. of Milwaukrr. in the ronnty of Mihvaukee, and ot' ltarino. in tho ronnty of .llacine, State of l\"'isoonsin. have invented rertain new and useful improvements in Gal-mont- Hangers; and we do heruhy declare that tho following is a full. rlear. and exart description tln-reo't.

()nr inrontion ronsists in what is herein part'irularly set forth with retort-lice to the acrompanying drawings and pointed out in rlainis herewitln its objert: bring to provide simple, emnioiniral and rl'lirient yivlding garinenhhangrrs cspooially designrd for ward-- robo-trnnks to ronipensate for the jars to which surh trunks are subjmtrd in travel, whereby t'i'arture of still hanger-bars. straightening ont ol' the hanger-hooks or bending of the rods from \Yllltli the hangt'rs arr suspuinlrd is :n'oitltal.

Figure l of the drawings represents a partly sertional sidv oleration of a yiultling bar garim-nhhangvr in :u-rordanrr with our invention: Fig. L. a imilar View of a similar hanger llzH ing a sprin auxiliary to the one shown in Fig. l. and l ig. in like \lt'W oi a l'ragrnirnt ot anotl-w: form of our garment hanger having u"springwontrolled stilt-bar guided o,. the shank ol thr hangvr-lnaik.

llol'vrring by letter to the drawings. A indicates the hook and ll thr still bar of one of our ilnprort'd gar1nent-haugrrs. an uppvr stop-shouldor being provided on 1hr shank of the hook that ext nds rortirally through an eye in said bar crnti'al of same, this bar being preferably of wood.

In Figs. 1 and 2. the lower end of the hook-shank is shown rigidly secured to a support in the form of a snnii -vllipti ral spring (l midway botireen the ends ofsanw. these loose rods of the spring being provided with oars if that lap opposite, sidos of tho bar 11 to prevent displaoement of the spring and to guide the same in its expansion and contraction longitudinally of said bar. As shown in Fig. l, the somi-ulliptiral spring may be supplemented by a. spiral spring I) ronfinod on lllt' shank of the hook A betwvrn said semi wlliptieal spring and a washor (I on said hook-shank in opposition to the bar ll of the hanger.

[n Fig. 3, tho soiniwlliptioal spring is omitted and a spiral-spring I) is shown seated upon a support. in the form of a cup 6 on the lower end of the shank of the hook its uppvr end being opposed to a Washer if abutting the under surface of the hangerbar.

In any form of our invention, there is spring-resistant-e to weight on the stiff hangenlmr, the spring or springs under tension below said bar. bring sullioiontly strong to support. the load under ordinary circumstances, but in case of sudden downward movement of said load. thorn is yield of said spring ,or springs to roinprnsate for the strain that would otherwise have a tendency to 't'racturo the aforesaid l1angor-bar,j0 straighten out tho hanger-lumk or bend the snsprnsiona'od with which the hook is engaged. and whilo or have shown preferred forms of our ini'ontion. the latter is generic to an) garmenthanger having a spring-con- 76 trolled still bar guided on the shank of a suspension derive below a shoulder of same against which it is norn'ially impinged under tension of its rontrolling spring, whereby Mild bar is morahlo with a load thereon in- B0 ridontal to sudden downward displacement of said load.

We ulaiin:

l. garnient-lninger ron'iprisi g a suspension device having a shouldered shank, a still. bar guided on the shank below the shoulder of same, a support in connection with the lower end of said shank, and a spiral spring surrounding the aforesaid shank under tension between the bar andlQU support the expansive force of the spring being exertive against saidbar to. normally hold the same against the shank-shoulder.

2. A garnient-hanger con'iprising a Suspension device having a shouldered shank, a stifihar having a central, eye engaged by the shank below the shoulder of same, a support in connection with the lower end of Said shank, and a spiral-spring surrounding the a l'oresaid shank under tension between the ba and supporh the expansive force of the spring bring exortivo against said bar to normally hold the same against the shank shoulder.

ll. gal-moiit-hanger comprising a book, a stilt bar guided on tho shank of the hook, and a semi-olliptio spring in connection with the hook-shank nndor said bar against which it is loose at; its ends to bo oxpansile and contractile longitudinally of the same.

4. A garment-hanger comprising a hook, ends of the spring lapping opposite sides of a stiff bar guided on the shank of the hook, said bar. a semi-elli tic s ring in connection with the In testimony that we claim the foregoing hook-shall c un er said her, and a spiralwe have hereunto set our hands at Racine in 15 5 spring surrounding said hook-shank lnterthe county of Racine and State of Wisconsin mediate of the aforesaid bar and semi-ellipin the presence of two Witnesses.

tical spring. EUGENE W. HAWLEY. 5. A garment-hanger comprising a hook, GEO. H. WHEARY. mstiflT-bar guided on the shank of the hook, Witnesses: 16 a semi-elli tic spring in connection with the MAX Bnoon,

hook-sham under said bar, and ears at the CLINT D. FRAZELL. 

